Photographer: Jean-Pierre van der Elst

The Maastricht Treaty 1992

The Treaty on European Union, known as the "Maastricht Treaty", brought the three Communities (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) and institutionalised cooperation in the fields of foreign policy, defence, police and justice together under one umbrella, the European Union. The EEC was renamed, becoming the EC. Furthermore, this Treaty created economic and monetary union, put in place new Community policies (education, culture) and increased the powers of the European Parliament (codecision procedure).

The Treaty and the signatures of the 12 Ministers for Foreign Affairs and for Finance of ...Reference:P-002246Date: